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29-NOV-2016

At the beach, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2016

I found these athletes working out on a sandy beach adjacent to the Persian Gulf. They were striking a balletic pose as I made this photograph. Yet each of them approaches the task differently. Some rigidly lift their linked hands high over their heads. Others create a graceful circle with their arms. Some seem to be dancing, while others are rooted in place. However all of them wear bright yellow shirts that link them as teammates and bond the individual athletes together as a single team. I cropped this image into a horizontal frame, echoing the horizontal arrangement of their bodies.

FujiFilm X-T1
1/550s f/22.0 at 230.0mm iso640 full exif

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Phil Douglis22-Feb-2017 05:35
You always manage to see things in my pictures that I've not noticed until now. You are right. The buildings framed within the distant window are indeed repeating the various gestures of the women.
Tim May08-Feb-2017 00:00
I like seeing the way their poses are echoed in the buildings in the distance.
Phil Douglis04-Feb-2017 20:12
What a beautiful observation, Marisa. This photograph is about belonging to a group, but also about individual choices within that group. You take it beyond just the beach at Dubai, and extend metaphorically to every one and every place. Thank you.
Marisa Taddia 04-Feb-2017 19:42
I love the metaphor of this image, so current and global. The interesting thing about humanity is that we belong to the same species, or group, but each one maintaining its own form, style and identity. And that's the gift of belonging.
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